Re: [PATCH] drm/gpuvm: Do not prepare NULL objects

[Luben Tuikov <ltuikov89@gmail.com>]

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On 2026-04-16 16:44, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> On Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM CEST, Jonathan Cavitt wrote:
>> Question for the future:
>> Is Lankhorst, Maarten a proper maintainer for this component? 
> 
> Maarten is one of the drm-misc tree maintainers.
> 
> DRM is a bit special in this regard compared to other kernel subsystems, as DRM
> also allows non-maintainers to push to development trees. Yet, those development
> trees still need to be run by someone and those people are the tree maintainers.
> 
> Additionally, there are people maintaining the individual components, drivers,
> etc. and those are usually the people with the strongest domain knowledge.
> 
> Patches should be sent to both the tree maintainers and the component
> maintainers.
> 
>> If not, is there a list I can reference to determine who the proper
>> maintainers I should be contacting are?
> 
> Absolutely, everything is documented in the MAINTAINERS file in the kernel tree.
> 
> The best way to figure out who to send patches to is to use
> ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl. The script should provide you with the full list of
> all relevant maintainers and reviewers for your patch.
> 
> Additionally, it also outputs people who have been involved in the corresponding
> component and may be worth Cc'ing as well.
> 
> If you run it for your patch you should get the output below.
> 
> I hope this helps!

That's a great response! Indeed, the get_maintainer.pl is a good tool to use.

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Regards,
Luben

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